One Lexington gun violence prevention grant application deadline is April 5

Lexington city leaders are reminding nonprofits and other groups that the deadline to apply for gun violence prevention grants is next Friday, April 5^th. At a news conference in City Hall Wednesday, Mayor Linda Gorton said the grant program, now in its third year, helped reduce the number of homicides from 44 in 2022 to 24 last year.

“Applications should focus on messaging, or community events, gun violence reduction programming, or be comprehensive projects addressing these initiatives.”